Synthesis and molecular structures of heterometallic complexes [RC5H4Fe(CO)2]2 Sn(TePh)2 and their adducts with chromium and tungsten carbonyls or with trimethylplatinum iodide

Complexes [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂ (R=H, Me) containing stable heterometallic Fe−Sn−Fe fragments with two phenyltellurium groups at the tin atom were synthesized from [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂SnCl₂ (R=H, Me) and sodium phenyltelluride and their structures were established by X-ray analysis. Their chelates with tungsten tetracarbonyl, [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂[W(CO)₄] (R=Me, H), and complexes with two Cr(CO)₅ fragments or dimeric trimethylplatinum iodide were synthesized and studied by X-ray analysis. Thermal decomposition of [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂ complexes and their adducts with ML fragments (ML=W(CO)₄, 2 Cr(CO)₅, (Me₃PtI)₂) into inorganic tellurides of a preset mixed-metal—chalcogenide composition was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The temperature of complete elimination of organic fragments from methylcyclopentadienyl complexes is about 100°C lower than in the case of cyclopentadienyl analogs. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1766–1772, September, 1999.     

Synthesis,structure and magnetic properties of a trinuclear π-cyclopentadienylniobium complex containing the formate,hydroxylic and oxygen bridges

The trinuclear complex [C₅H₅NbOOCH]₃ (OH)₂ (O)₂ was prepared by heating C₅H₅Nb(CO)₃PPh₃ with anhydrous HCOOH in xylene. The niobium atoms are located at the vertices of an almost regular triangle with short Nb?Nb distance equal to 3.14». The electronic configuration of niobium is d¹. Analysis of the magnetic properties and location of the niobium atoms indicated that they bind only by the formate, hydroxylic and oxygen bridges instead of by direct NbNb bonds.     

Heterometallic iron carbonyl chalcogenide clusters containing ruthenium,rhenium, manganese,and molybdenum

The reactions of Fe₂Se₂(CO)₆ (1b) with Ru(CO)₄(C₂H₄), Mn₂(CO)₁₀, or Np"Re(CO)₂THF gave the known cluster Fe₂RuSe₂(CO)₉ (4b) and new clusters (CO)₆Fe₂Se₂Mn₂(CO)₈ (5) and Cp"Re(CO)₂Se₂Fe₂(CO)₆ (6). By successive reactions of Mo(CO)₅THF with 1b and Fe₂Te₂(CO)₆, the new heterometallic heterochalcogenide cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-Se)₂Mo(CO)₂(₃-Te)₂Fe₂(CO)₆ (8) was synthesized. The structures of 4b, 5, and 6 were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis and structure of the heterotrinuclear chromium-palladium clusters (RC5H4CrCl)2-(μ3S)(μ-SCMe3)2Pd(PPh3) with ferromagnetic exchange interactions over the CrSCr system

Reactions of (RC₅H₄)₂Cr₂(SCMe₃)₂S(I, R = H; II, R = Me) with (PPh₃)₂PdCl₂ in benzene at 20°C gives trinuclear complexes (RC₅H₄)₂Cr₂Cl₂(μ₃-S)(μ-SCMe₃)₂Pd(PPh₃)(III, R = H; IV, R = Me). The structure of IV as a monobenzene solvate is established by an X-ray analysis (black-green triclinic crystals space group P$\text{1}$ with a = 11.403(4), b = 14.933(5), c = 14.131(5) Å, α = 99.13(3), β = 112.72(3), γ = 95.65(3)°, V = 2201.6 Å, Z = 2; IV·C₆H₆). The structure was solved by direct methods and refined in an anisotropic approximation to R = 0.046, R_w = 0.058 for 7643 reflections with I ? 2σ(I). In the molecule of IV metal atoms are separated by non-bonding distances (Cr … Cr 4.079(I), Cr … Pd 3.230(I) and 3.380(I) Å) but linked by the bridging tridentate sulphur atom (CrS 2.339(2) and 2.329(2), PdS 2.327(2) Å), and two SCMe₃ groups between Pd and Cr (CrS 2.396(2) and 2.403(2), PdS 2.350(2) and 2.381(2) Å, Cr?Pd 85.14(6) and 89.92(6)°). The Cl atoms are transferred from Pd to Cr atoms (CrCl 2.308(2) Å) and being terminally coordinated are in trans-positions to each other (as well as η-CH₃C₅H₄ rings) with respect to the Cr₂Pd plane. Cr atoms in III and IV exhibit ferromagnetic exchange interactions over the Cr?Cr system (+2J = 28 and 11 cm^?1, respectively).     

The role of inner- and outer-sphere ligands in pivalate and cymantrenecarboxylate complexes of transition metals

The formation of transition metal complexes with pivalate and cymantrenecarboxylate ligands in the presence of axial cyclopentadienyl and α-substituted pyridine ligands is discussed. The latter present steric hindrances due to repulsion from the O atoms of the carboxylate bridges. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of outer-sphere ammonium cations: their hydrogen bonding to fluoride bridges limits the growth of cyclic chromium(III) complexes with the pivalate and fluoride ligands that possess the properties of molecular magnets.     

Antiferromagnetic complexes involving metal---metal bonds IV. Synthesis, molecular structure and magnetic properties of the heterotrinuclear cluster, (C5H5Cr)2(μ-SCMe3)(μ-S)2Fe(CO)3, with direct and indirect exchange between Cr and Fe centers

The photochemical reaction between the antiferromagnetic complex (C₅H₅-CrSCMe₃)₂S (I) (containing a Cr---Cr bond 2.689 Å long) and Fe(CO)₅ results in the elimination of two carbonyl groups and one tert-butyl radical to give (C₅H₅Cr)₂(μ²-SCMe₃)(μ³-S)₂ · Fe(CO)₃ (III). As determined by X-ray diffraction, III contains a Cr---Cr bond of almost the same length as in I (2.707 Å), together with one thiolate and two sulphide bridges. The latter are also linked with the Fe atom of the Fe(CO)₃ moiety (average Fe---S bond length 2.300 Å). Fe also forms a direct bond, 2.726 Å long, with one of the Cr atoms, whereas its distance from the other Cr atom (3.110 Å) is characteristic for non-bonded interactions. Complex III is antiferromagnetic, the exchange parameter, −2J, values for Cr---Cr, Cr(1)---Fe and Cr(2)…Fe are 380, 2600 and 170 cm⁻¹, respectively. The magnetic properties of III are discussed in terms of the “exchange channel model”. The contributions from indirect interactions through bridging ligands are shown to be insignificant compared with direct exchange involving metal---metal bonds. The effects of steric factors and of the nature of the M(CO)_n fragments on the chemical transformations of (C₅H₅CrSCMe₃)₂S · M(CO)_n are discussed.